A tornado developed right in front (clip in video!) of me near Monett, Missouri. It did some damage to homes and destroyed several barns. I put the drone up after I got just in front of the tornado as it approached Aurora, Missouri. While the condensation funnel only occasionally made full contact with the ground there was a ground circulation the entire time. The tornado dissipated just as it got to Aurora. This is a good example of a tornado that wasn’t fully condensed to the ground most of the time but a ground circulation was present and doing damage. From the ground you see the funnel but you just can’t see the ground contact well if at all (trees hid it well). This drone view shows the real story with ground contact with trees falling and tree and other debris swirling all over the place. You can also see my bringing in the drone at the end with golf ball sized hail falling with debris as I was close to the edge of the tornado. #mowx #tornado #storm #stormchasing #drone